The Fighting Irish came into the game as the worst 3-point shooting team in the conference, but shot the lights out at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday.

Virginia reopens ACC play on Saturday at Notre Dame with the struggling Fighting Irish under new leadership.

Having played only two games during a 21-day span, Tony Bennett just wanted to see his team show some semblance of how it had played before the breaks.

Virginia took care of business in its final non-conference tuneup of the season Wednesday, cruising to a 79-44 win over visiting Morgan State in front of a packed house of 14,637 at John Paul Jones Arena.

Former Virginia head basketball coach and star guard Jeff Jones, now the head coach at Old Dominion, suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized in Honolulu on Wednesday night.

Kymora Johnson led all scorers with a season-high 26 points, which tied for the most by a Cavalier in single game this season.

Memphis handcuffed the visiting Cavaliers as soon as they got off the bus at FedEx Forum and led wire-to-wire in a 77-54 rout.

Virginia ran into a buzz saw at FedEx Forum on Tuesday night, as Memphis provided what UVA coach Tony Bennett referred to as a “reality check” in a 77-54 beatdown.

Penny Hardaway is trying to make hay while the sun is shining on his Memphis basketball program, and that sun could set after tonight’s Virginia visit to FedExForum.

The Cavaliers allowed Reece Beekman to go Beast Mode, and the senior point guard delivered with a game-winning drive to the basket with five seconds remaining in a 56-54 UVA win.

The 22nd-ranked Cavaliers fought back from a pair of double-digit deficits and hung on for a 56-54 win over the Huskies, as Reece Beekman guided the team to victory in the closing moments.

Wofford’s Rachael Rose threw up a floater with one second remaining, which banked off the glass and in, as the Terriers toppled Virginia, 71-70, at John Paul Jones Arena.

Shedrick landed at Texas, Traudt with home-state Creighton, and Caffaro is playing for Santa Clara.

If you were impressed with Isaac McKneely as a freshman last season, he was only beginning to scratch the surface of his shooting ability.

When Isaac McKneely came out firing Tuesday night, North Carolina Central coach LeVelle Moton knew his team was in trouble.

Isaac McKneely has been Virginia’s greatest import from across the state border with West Virginia since Jimmy Miller more than 40 years ago.

The Cavaliers had six players score in double figures and shot a season-high 48 percent. UVA’s 94 points scored are also a season best.

Isaac McKneely poured in a career-high 22 points, doing most of his damage from 3-point range, as the Cavaliers shot the lights out in the second half and opened up conference competition with a convincing 84-62 win over visiting Syracuse on Saturday.

Virginia will attempt to extend its amazing record in ACC openers this afternoon when the Cavaliers host Syracuse.

Virginia utilized an 8-2 run in overtime to defeat Missouri, 87-81, at John Paul Jones Arena Thursday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.